How to Start Your Own Business?

創業起步: 如何開創自己的生意?


拍賣網站eBay聯同「數碼港數碼娛樂培育中心」（簡稱：IncuTrain），將於8月25日及28日舉辦「創業起步：如何開創自己的生意」免費證書課程，透過講座及工作坊，針對數碼娛樂、創意生活內容行業之產品，分享成功銷售經驗及技巧，如何在逆境創業；與此同時，IncuTrain 將介紹最新一期公開招募申請詳情，協助有志創業的人士，提供各項培育服務及資助，包括免租寫字樓、技術設施、市場推廣、培訓、法律顧問、招聘畢業生等，並協助各公司與相關海外及本港機構聯繫。
名額有限，有興趣創業的朋友，報名從速。

eBay and Cyberport IncuTrain Centre (IncuTrain) will organize "How to start Your Own Business" free-of-charge certification course on August 25 and 28. The course will include a seminar and a workshop to share successful sales skills and explore business opportunities for people, who are interested in developing digital entertainment and creative lifestyle content products. During the seminar, IncuTrain will introduce the details about its new round of application. Funded by the government, IncuTrain provides support and financial assistance including free office, technical equipment, marketing, training, legal advice, internship hiring and support in networking with overseas and local organizations to start-ups.
Register now, limited seats available!


How to Start Your Own Business Seminar
Date: Aug 25, 2009 (Tuesday)
Time: 14:00-17:00
Venue: Function Room 1&2, Level 3, Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese

eBay Hands-on Training Workshop
Date: Aug 28, 2009 (Friday)
Time: 14:00-17:00
Venue: Function Room 1&2, Level 3, Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese

First Day : How to Start Your Own Business Seminar
2:00-2:20pm Registration
2:20-2:25pm Welcome Remarks by Cyberport
2:25-3:00pm Global Ecommerce - Trends Involved in Ecommerce Business
3:00-3:30pm eBay Introduction: an additional channel to sell products worldwide
3:30-3:45pm Coffee Break
3:45-4:15pm PayPal Basics
4:15-4:45pm eBay Trust & Safety: promoting a trusted online marketplace
4:45-5:15pm Cyberport IncuTrain Programme
5:15-5:30pm Q&A

Day Two: eBay Hands-on Training Workshop
2:00-2:15pm Registration
2:15-2:30pm eBay Basics: Importance of Market Research
2:30-3:00pm How to source for eBay selling
3:00-3:30pm Get your First Listing Up
3:30-3:45pm Coffee Break
3:45-4:30pm eBay Selling Strategies
4:30-5:00pm Q&A

Free-of-charge !
Act now, while seats are available!


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Application Deadline: August 21, 2009 (Friday)
Enquiry Hotline : 3166 3907



Speakers:

• Belle Liu, Founder, BeansBox Studio; Executive Committee Member, iProA

Belle founded BeansBox, a boutique web design studio based in Hong Kong, where she helps companies create user-friendly websites and market their businesses online since 2003. Prior to founding BeansBox, she was a law graduate and I.T. Officer at the University of Hong Kong.

She also sponsors and actively participates in the local technology scenes like BarCamp, Web Wednesday, iPhanatics and CocoaHeads.

• Albert Cheng, Centre Manager, Cyberport IncuTrain Centre

As IncuTrain Center Manager, Albert is responsible to run the IncuTrain programme to help the start-up companies in the digital entertainment industry and creative lifestyle content related areas.

Albert has 20 years of managerial experiences crossing different industries with latest 8 years in technology, media and telecommunication sector in greater China market. He also has soldid experiences in private equity investment and corporate M&A.

Albert graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor Degree of Social Sciences.

• Michelle Leung, Head of eBay Marketplace Hong Kong, eBay

As the Director of Hong Kong Marketplace Development for eBay Hong Kong, Michelle Leung is responsible primarily for driving eBay business in Hong Kong market in terms of gross merchandise volume and revenue.

Seeing the success of eBay Hong Kong as the overall triumph of eBay’s APAC CBT business, Michelle is also striving to develop new business opportunities by evangelizing the three key principles of eBay – Trust, Selection and Value and to attest eBay as the most secure and reliable online auction platform to sellers and buyers.

Prior to joining eBay, Michelle demonstrated her management and strategic skills as the head of Getty Images Hong Kong, where she was in-charge of the sales and marketing in Asia Pacific markets and achieved the highest revenue per employee in the whole region.

Michelle joined Getty Images from Google, where she was founding Senior Sales Manager for APAC. Prior to Google, Michelle spent three years at PCCW on global sales and pulled off over 220% of new business. Moreover, Michelle worked for Cisco in the USA and Ernest & Young in Canada before moving to Hong Kong.

Michelle is a Chartered Accountant of Canada; she graduated from the University of British Columbia, Canada with a Bachelor degree of Commerce. Michelle also participated in the EMBA program at Fudan University.

• Alice Chow, Manager, eBay Marketplace Hong Kong, eBay

• Ryan Lai, Specialized eBay Trading Consultant, AuctionForces

• Eric Lo, Head of Business Development, Hong Kong Merchant Services, PayPal

As Head of Business Development of PayPal Hong Kong, Eric is responsible for developing new business opportunities in Hong Kong, , and evangelizing the business value of the PayPal gateway as the most secure and reliable cross border and domestic business transaction platform to key business partners.

In this capacity, his duties primarily consist of overseeing negotiations on agreements with Hong Kong merchant acquisition, agencies and key business partnering. He is also responsible for developing relationships with transaction partners such as technology providers and financial institutions to help facilitate trading and transactions between users.

Eric has over 15 years of professional experience in financial and internet payment industry. Prior to joining PayPal, Eric put his strategic skills and experience in developing secure online platform for consumers, merchants and banks in Visa International.

Eric graduated from the York University on Administrative Studies and the University of Toronto on Computer Science.

• Egon Liu, experienced eCommerce practitioner

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Organizers, Hong Kong Cyberport Management Co. Ltd., Cyberport IncuTrain Centre and eBay Hong Kong, reserve the right to change the content of the course without prior notice.